Mayank Agarwal hit on head by Mohammed Siraj short ball, likely to undergo concussion test
Nottingham, Aug 2: India's opening batsman Mayank Agarwal was on Monday hit on the back of his head by a short ball from teammate Mohammed Siraj during a training session ahead of the first Test against England.
While facing Siraj, possibly the fastest bowler in the current Indian line-up, Agarwal saw the ball thudding into his helmet when he took his eyes off a short ball.
When vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane was asked about fitness of all players, he did say that Agarwal sustained a head injury.
"Mayank Agarwal got hit on the head. The medical team is looking after him. All others are fit," Rahane told mediapersons.
Agarwal was seen in some discomfort after removing the helmet as he sat on the ground with physio Nitin Patel attending him.
He was then seen pressing the back of his head while leaving the nets, escorted by Patel.
It is expected that he will have to undergo a mandatory concussion test before being cleared to play the Test match, starting on Wednesday.
In case he is unable to play, KL Rahul, who has mostly opened in Test matches but prefers a middle-order slot these days, could be asked to face the new ball first up. The other option is Bengal opener Abhumanyu Easwaran.
A left field selection could be Hanuma Vihari, opening the innings, like he did in Australia.
In case Vihari opens and bowls his off-spin, seamer all-rounder Shardul Thakur could also be considered for selection.
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Russian general killed by bomb under his car in Moscow
Moscow (AP): A Russian general was killed on Monday morning after an explosive device detonated underneath his car in southern Moscow, investigators said.
Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Operational Training Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces' General Staff, died from his injuries, Svetlana Petrenko, official spokesperson for Russia's Investigative Committee, said.
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“Investigators are pursuing numerous lines of enquiry regarding the murder. One of these is that the crime was orchestrated by Ukrainian intelligence services,” Petrenko said.
Russian news outlets reported that a car exploded in a parking lot on Moscow's Yaseneva Street with the driver inside at approximately 7 am.
Ukraine's security service claimed responsibility for a similar attack against a high-ranking Russian soldier in December 2024.
Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the chief of the military's nuclear, biological and chemical protection forces, was killed by a bomb hidden on an electric scooter outside his apartment building a day after Kyiv levelled criminal charges against him. His assistant, Ilya Polikarpov, was also killed.
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